Harvard National Middle and High School Invitational Forensics Tournament

The Harvard National High School Invitational Forensics Tournament, held in Cambridge each Presidents’ Day Weekend, is the largest and most prestigious high school speech and debate tournament in the country.

Last modified 2024-01-02

Published on 2021-05-14

Competition Details

Introduction: The Harvard National High School Invitational Forensics Tournament, held in Cambridge each Presidents’ Day Weekend, is the largest and most prestigious high school speech and debate tournament in the country, providing opportunities for students to compete in Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Student Congress, and a variety of individual and duo speech events. In addition to in-person tournaments, the program also offers online tournaments in Middle School Congress, Beginner Public Forum, Open Public Forum, and Debate en Español. There is a total of 21 tournaments happening during the tournament date. Further details can be found in the Harvard Tabroom.

For 2024, in-person competitions will be held for most events, and there will be online divisions for Middle School Congress, Beginner Public Forum, and Open Public Forum.

Tournament Date: February 17 to February 19, 2024

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Eligibility

All current middle and high school students in the U.S.

Registration Deadline

February 9, 2024

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